Football kid’s heartfelt fight to save the Pararoos

A partially blind 12-year-old has launched a brave campaign to save the Pararoos after the elite disabled football team was stripped of its entire funding.

Claire Falls, a lifetime soccer player, penned a heartfelt letter in the hope of having Commonwealth support reinstated.

The Canberra youngster also started an online petition urging people to pledge one dollar to the cause.

Her Eyes of a Dreamer site has touched a chord with the football family and the wider Australian public who have jumped on board her inspirational campaign.

But football and government organisations have been slow to respond.

Claire wrote: “When I read about the Pararoos funding being cut off completely, I couldn’t help but be angry and sad and disappointed.”

She added: “If the Football Federation and the Australian Sports Commission are taking away the money for our county’s only Paralympics football team that allows athletes with a disability to play, what hope is there for us kids?

“What do we have to aim for? What happens to our heroes? How is that promoting encouragement, respect or inclusion?”

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